Sanskrit quote nr. 5888 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्यादि दूष्यान् संदूष्य प्रजानामभिवृद्धये ।
विनयञ् श्रियमुत्कर्षं राजा शल्यं समुद्धरेत् ॥ityādi dūṣyān saṃdūṣya prajānāmabhivṛddhaye |
vinayañ śriyamutkarṣaṃ rājā śalyaṃ samuddharet ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ityadi (ityādi, इत्यादि): defined in 4 categories.
Dushya (dusya, dūṣya, दूष्य): defined in 5 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajana (prajānā, प्रजाना): defined in 3 categories.
Abhivriddhi (abhivrddhi, abhivṛddhi, अभिवृद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Utkarsha (utkarsa, utkarṣa, उत्कर्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य): defined in 17 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhist philosophy, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “ityādi dūṣyān saṃdūṣya prajānāmabhivṛddhaye”
- ityādi -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ityādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ityādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dūṣyān -
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dūṣya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √duṣ]
- san -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dūṣya -
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dūṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dūṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √duṣ]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- abhivṛddhaye -
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abhivṛddhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “vinayañ śriyamutkarṣaṃ rājā śalyaṃ samuddharet”
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nayañ -
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- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- utkarṣam -
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utkarṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkarṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkarṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śalyam -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- samuddh -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- haret -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 5888 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.